its like East Midlands Trains!! The livery on the front Class 43 seems to vary from the coaches whose livery seems to occasionally vary from the rear class 43
Any idea what was wrong with the set? Can't say I've seen a HST depart so slow before, only thing I could think of would be dragging brakes or several notches taped out.
Some of those Rio power cars were absolutely knackered, having just come out of Virgin XC squadron service. My father knows a former Virgin driver manager quite well, and he's said many of those sets wouldn't even manage 110mph on the level they were so run down.
its like East Midlands Trains!! The livery on the front Class 43 seems to vary from the coaches whose livery seems to occasionally vary from the rear class 43
390052Knight 3 years ago
Any idea what was wrong with the set? Can't say I've seen a HST depart so slow before, only thing I could think of would be dragging brakes or several notches taped out.
WSXFan 3 years ago
Some of those Rio power cars were absolutely knackered, having just come out of Virgin XC squadron service. My father knows a former Virgin driver manager quite well, and he's said many of those sets wouldn't even manage 110mph on the level they were so run down.
limeyfox 1 year ago
Yes, all the power cars in the Rio fleet had an R by the number.
petes125 3 years ago
cheers
Stirlingshire43110 3 years ago
Does the R on 43070 stand for Rio?
Stirlingshire43110 3 years ago